Speedo Dial Lights - Not backlit?

[greysquirrel]

I noticed today, after nearly 3 years of ownership, that if I drive with my DRLs switched off, the numbers on the speedo and rev counter don't get backlit, and remain grey.

With DRLs on, or headlights on, the numbers light up white. I assumed they lit up all the time!

Can anyone else confirm if theirs does this?

A3 8P, Adaptive headlights, not auto, with led DRLs.

[cliffcoggin]

I don't know what DRLs are, but my dashboard lights only come on with the sidelights. It's normal behaviour.

[Stagn8]

Never had a car with DRL’s you can turn off, seems to defeat the object to me, so everything I have driven has had the dashboard lit.